John Gidding on decorating, Beijing and married life Special to the online edition of Windy City Times by Andrew Davis, Windy City Times2014-04-08 Turkish-born architect John Gidding has certainly led an intriguing life.
The 'Boxer' engine is so called because the movement of the engine's pistons resemble the movement of a boxer's fists in the horizontal plane. However, unlike the boxer's fists that both move in the same direction, half of the 'Boxer' engine's pistons move in the opposite direction.
But the added costs of a boxer engine donât stop there. They generally require more parts and components, due to the fact that having two cylinder heads is innate to the flat design. This, in many cases, doubles the number of head components, valve-train components, and cooling jackets.